Iceberg Sir!

Titanic Sinks Again

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Broad Question

What could have been done to save the Titanic?

Specific Question

If the Titanic stopped after hitting the iceberg, could they have saved the Titanic and the 15,000 souls that died that day?


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Variables

Independent Variable:

The model used to conduct experiment.

Dependent Variable:

Time the model took to sink (sec)

Variables That Need To Be Controlled:

Amount of water in the tub.

Hypothesis

I Hypothesize that the Titanic would have stayed afloat longer if the ship had stopped moving after they hit the iceberg.

Graph of Hypothesis

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Experimental Design

I will be conducting an experiment that may allow me to find out if they could save the Titanic’s lost souls. My experiment will be done at my house in the bathroom. There will be one other person helping me, my dad. He will be pushing the Titanic with the same amount of force as the other trials. It will take me four trials to have enough data to make a reliable conclusion. I will collect my data by directly typing it into an Excel Spreadsheet. I will be video taping this experiment as well as taking pictures. By taking the video I will slow it down to see if there are any flaws that may have happened.

Material List

1. Model Titanic
2. Fine Thread
3. Cold Water
4. Computerized Spreadsheet
5. Bathroom
6. Dad
7. Video Recorder
8. Camera

Detailed Procedure

1. Get materials as listed.
2. Fill tub with cold water.
3. Make incisions on model Titanic to mimic the real Titanic after crash.
4. Put model in the cold water already prepared.
5. Film and take pictures while it sinks after the push by my dad.
6. After the model sinks, take it out and empty the water out of the Titanic.
7. Record data on spreadsheet of the time lasted for each speed in knots that the stopwatch tells you how long it took to sink.
8. Repeat steps 1-7 three more times with different force speeds.

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Background Research

Titanic Blueprints to show each cavity of the ship.

Shows boiler room to help with the model incisions to simulate Titanic lasting.

Shows where the boilers were at the time of the crash.

Videos, Articles, and almost everything from the birth of the Titanic to the fatal day of it sinking.
From the birth of the Titanic to the Discovery on August 31, 1985.

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References

1. Adams, Simon. Eyewitness Books: Titanic. New York City, NY: DK Publishing Inc., 1999. Print.
2. History, Channel. "Titanic --- History.com Articles." History.com Topics- Titanic. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2012. <http://www.history.com/topics/titanic>.
3. Line, White S. General Arrangment Plan. White Star Line Inc., London, England. All ThingsTITANIC - Blueprints. Web. 18 Jan. 2012. <http://www.abratis.de/sources/pictures/blue.html>.
4. Lost Worlds: Building the Titanic. Dir. Mar
   
   
   tin Kemp. Perf. Rupert Keyzar. History Channel, 2007. Film.

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Results

Conclusion

The original purpose of this experiment was to see if the titanic could have lasted longer after hitting the iceberg if they had stopped the ship. The results of the experiment were that the titanic could have lasted longer if they stopped than any other speed (knots). At zero, knots the Titanic would have lasted 17 hours. At 10 knots the titanic would have not lasted that long at a time of 1.3 hours. Surprisingly the Titanic would have lasted 1.4 hours at the speed of 21 knots. On the last trial it was the emergency speed of 23.5 knots. The time it lasted was 0.22 hours.

Data Table

Graphs

Photos

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Data Analysis

Conclusion

Discussion

My hypothesis was that the Titanic would have stayed afloat longer if the ship had stopped moving after they hit the iceberg. My results do support my hypothesis. There is a relationship between the independent and dependent variables. Some patterns and trends that my data shows is as the speed increases the time lasted decreases. I think the test I did went smoothly because I had materials ready and on hand before I started. Also it helped that no one was home when I did this test to bother me. If I could improve my experiment, I would find an easier way to take pictures while the test took place. An interesting future study might involve looking how hitting the iceberg could have been prevented.

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Discussion